Before you go
Emergency numbers in South Africa
- January: 14 h 07 of daylight
- February: 13 h 17 of daylight
- March: 12 h 20 of daylight
- April: 11 h 17 of daylight
- May: 10 h 25 of daylight
- June: 9 h 58 of daylight
- July: 10 h 09 of daylight
- August: 10 h 52 of daylight
- September: 11 h 52 of daylight
- October: 12 h 53 of daylight
- November: 13 h 50 of daylight
- December: 14 h 20 of daylight
Getting there
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Through the year
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National Festival of Science, Engineering and Technology
March – April
This comprises SciFest Africa (formerly Sasol Scifest), SciFest-on-the-Road, National Science Week, Mall Shows, Deep Rural Programme and International Partnerships.
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National Arts Festival
June – July
Every year in June/July this festival stages 500-plus productions and exhibitions - predominantly theatre, dance, comedy and music. It is the world's third biggest arts festival, selling 180 000 tickets in 2010
2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
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